The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-23
State 9telus.

work on account of the almost in
cessant rains.-P0tecaa Patron.
The branch of the G.. F. Y. V.
Railway extending to the factories
on Deep River was completed a
week ago. 1t will be great con-
venience to the people Of that sec
tion.-FayetteuiNe Obseruer.
The Commissioners of Wilkes
county decided to postpone action
on the proposition to call an elect
ion to subscribe 100000 to the
Winston & Wilkesboro Railroad.-
Dduie Times.
Under the new town charter
bar-rooms will be charged not less
than 800 for license -Indications
point to hard year on fertilizers
We rejoice to know that the farm
ers in this part of the country have
about their fill Of the stuff Reids-
rWe Times.
The cold winds which prevailed
Monday and Monday night damaged
the pea crop on light land consider
ably. a close observer thinks the
damage is one-third. With all this
the prospects are that there will be
an abundant crop made.-Nec Berne
Journal.
-Messrs. JAS. d. Mcneil and Jas
Tomlinson will in few days begin
the erection of their factory, on or
near the old site of the Phoenix mill
They propose to manufacture spun
thread, and will put in between
eight hundred and one thousand
spindles.-FayetteuiHe Observer.
A day or two since while work
men were engaged in making exca-
vations necessary for the increased
capacity of gas at the gas works,
human body. 1t was buried about
IL feet below the surface of the
ground Wilmington Reuie,c
Mr.. J. Y. Savage thought some
bodys dog was sucking eggs at his
place. He procured dose Of strych-
nine and laid snare for the tres
passer. Next morning he went to
the hen nest and his gander that
was at the Weldon Fair last fall was
dead The gander sucked eggs
Scotland Neck Democrat.
Very great quantities of fertili-
zers have been hauled away from
our depot within the past two weeks
and still it goes on.-J. NJ. Rich
ardson has two peculiar possums.
They are white and have very red
eyes. They were caught in the
woods last fall, and are growing and
doing very weIl.-Chathom Home.
While on his way to Roxboro
last Sunday Mr. Wash F. Reade lost
his pocket book containing $50 in
cash and $4,000 in checks. 1t was
found by Mr.. J. X. Duncan and
safely delivered it the owner Mon
day with all it's contents. Mr.. Reade
rewarded Mr.. Duncan generously y
by giving him s5o.-Person County
Courier.
Nearly 500 children are now
attending the graded school,
The tobacco factories are all
working on full time and the pro-
prietors say that since Congress has
adjourned the tobacco trade Is lively.
the week ending March 18th,
the combined leaf tobacco sales at
the warehouses amounted to $685.
$50 pounds.-Durhom Plant
Perhaps the Oldest married cou-
pie living in this State is to be found
in Deep Creek township, Yadkin
county. We allude to William Ire
land and wife, the husband being
90 years old and his helpmate 80.
They have been married 73 years. |
Their union has been blessed with IA
children and their descendants have
reached the fourth generation
Winston Republican.
The farmers are working like
beavers. The few days Of sunshine
have been very welcome to them.
"A citizen of western Stanly re-